Centrifugal drier for hats



Aug. 12, 1947. w. LINDSEY 5,

CENTRIFUGAL DRIER FOR HATS Filed Feb. 1'7, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 lm' entor 2,1947. WKLINDSEY 2,425,546

CENTRIFUGAL DRIER FOR HATS Filed Feb. 17, 1945 2 Sheets-Shed, 2

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Patented Aug. 12, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE CENTRIFUGAL DRIER FOR HATS- VVilliam Lindsey, Syracuse, N. Application February 17, 19.45; SerialNo. 5783583 2 Claims. (01. 34.48.)

The present invention relates to new and useful within a receptacle, 26 carried in the compartimprovements in cabinets, and the same pertains ment. [6 and said receptacle may have a conparticularly to a cabinet especially adapted for trolled valve or cook 21, if desired. cleaning hats. The reference character 28 designates a base It is one of the objects of the present invention on the drainboard l1 and carried by said base, to provide a cabinet within'which a hat may be there is a motor or the like 31' which carries a cleaned and within which the hat is entirely suitable chock. or the, like 32'whi'ch is of convenenclosed during the cleaning operation. tional form and is adaptedto be expanded within It is a further object of the invention so to a hat as illustrated in order to mount the hat construct the cabinet that even though the hat upon the shaft of the motor 3|. Upon the oppois completely enclosed during the cleaning opersite end of the shaft a fan such as 35 may be ation, it may from time to time be inspected to positioned, i de ascertain the progress of the cleaning operation. The Compartment 3 is dome-Shaped and in In the cleaning of hats, they are revolved at one side thereof there is provided a sight window high rate of speed and throw the cleaning fluid 36 and this compart t has a door hinged therefrom which fluid is often of avolatile nature as at 33 to d wnw r y as best shown in and it is a further object of the invention so to re A cat h or the ike 9 is emp y d for construct a cabinet that the volatile cleaning engagement With a g or t e like 0 o d t e fluid will be collected when the same is thrown door 1 n its l d p n. Th r 31 m y from the hat and will be prevented from dripping also be provided i t W dow 42 a upon the floor and thus eliminating the fire through Which t hat y be Observed during hazard attendant the use of hat cleaning mathe Cleaning p chines as ordinarily constructed. A Ventilating Chimney o the e y be With the above and other objects in View which pr vi and thi chi y preferably extends will appear as the nature of the invention is 26 from the p f t e p d Chamber l3 as better understood, reference will be had to the best illustrated in the drawingsaccompanying drawings, wher in; The device is adapted to operate in the follow- Figure l is a perspective view of a cabinet cona er.

structed in accordance with the present inven- The door 3'! is moved to open position after tion, a portion of the cabinet being shown o en. which the hat may be placed upon the shaft of the Figure 1A is a detail perspective view of a pormotor 3| as heretofore described, it being undertion of the collecting mechanism incorporated Stood, Of Course, that the hat has been treated in the cabinet, with cleaning fluid. The door 31 is closed and the Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken to started, revolving the hat at h gh Speed through the cabinet, and; 5 and throwing the cleaning fluid therefrom. In its Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view taken projecting from the hat, t Cleaning fl d is through the cabinet in a plane at right angles t posited upon the sides of the compartment l3 Figure 2. and the drainboard H, from whence it passes Referring more particularly to the drawings, through the p ng W to the receptacle the cabinet consists of a body portion Iii which From the receptacle l9 t Cleaning fluid pa is divided by means of a horizontally extending to e c ptacle 22 and is strained by the p partition II into a lower portion 12 nd an upper forated bottom thereof and from which it passes portion is the latter forming the hat cleaning into the receptacle 6 from which it y be compartment. The lower portion I2 ma be didrained through the cock or valve 21. After the vided by a vertical partition I4 into two chambers 45 t s b a d, e 171001 31 y be Opened l5 and IS the purpose of which will be hereinand the hat r v d a during e cleaning after described. process, the hat may be observed through the Resting upon the partition II, there is a drainsight windows 36 and 42 in the dome-shaped board I! and said drainboard has a discharge chamber [3 and door 31, respe yopening I8 which leads to a receptacl l9 from Fumes arising from the cleaning fluid are diswhich extends a discharge pipe 20 controlled by charge through the Chimney a valve 2|. The discharge pipe 20 empties into While the invention has been herein disclosed a strainer or the like 22 having a perforated botin a preferred form, it is to be understood that tom 23 and supported upon a standard 24 having the invention is not to be limited to the sp a base or the like 25. The strainer is supported construction herein shown and that it may be practiced in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and what it is desired to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A hat cleaning machine which includes a drain board, an arch-shaped cover enclosing the upper side of the drain board, a pedestal mounted on the'drain board beneath the arch-shaped cover, a drive motor mounted on the upper end of the pedestal, a hat supporting block mounted on sh'aft, a back wall extending between the archshaped cover and the drain board, and an access door hinged to the edge of the drain board opposite the back wall and adapted wholly to close the space between the front edge of the drain board and the arch-shaped cover.

2. A hat cleaning machine which includes a drain board, an arch-shaped cover enclosing the upper side of the drain board, a pedestal mounted on the drain board beneath the arch-shaped cover, a drive motor mounted on the upper end of the pedestal, a hat supporting block mounted on one end of the drive shaft of said motor for rotation therewith about a horizontal axis, an

air circulating fan on the opposite end of the motor shaft, a back wall extending between the arch-shaped cover and the drain board, an access door hinged to the edge of the drain board opposite the back wall and adapted wholly to close the space between the front edge of the drain board and the arch-shaped cover, a window in the arch-shaped cover, and a window in the access door through which the hat block is visible.

WILLIAM LINDSEY.

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